Medical cannabis use expanded to Texas PTSD, cancer patients

Thousands of Texas veterans suffering often life-threatening post-traumatic stress disorder can now legally access medical cannabis to ease the symptoms.

Pro-choice advocates protest abortion law at Texas Capitol

Pro-choice advocates have been fighting this bill since it first was introduced during the regular legislative session.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas' abortion law goes into effect

Former Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey and Diana Gomez, the advocacy manager for Progress Texas join Mike Warren to discuss Texas' new abortion law.

Texas law banning most abortions takes effect after Supreme Court stays silent

The Texas law bans abortions around six weeks and authorizes private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in facilitating abortions.

Texas abortion law goes into effect while awaiting Supreme Court

The law prohibits abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Many people don’t know they are pregnant within the first six weeks.

FOX 7 Discussion: Abortion law in Texas set to go into effect

Jessica Colon, a GOP strategist, and Diana Gomez, the advocacy manager for Progress Texas, talk about the abortion law set to go in effect in Texas.

Austin Public Health discouraging using ivermectin to treat COVID-19

Austin Public Health is discouraging the use of ivermectin and other medications not intended, prescribed or approved to treat COVID-19.

Ida aftermath forces Louisiana hospitals to evacuate patients

Louisiana hospitals in Hurricane Ida's path have been forced to evacuate dozens of patients after the storm tore away parts of their roofs, sent water leaking inside and left facilities relying on generator power.

Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban

The request to the court comes after a panel of appellate judges refused to block enforcement of the law before it takes effect on Wednesday.

Medics running more transports to rural hospitals

With hospital beds in short supply, medics in Austin have been trying to navigate where to take patients needing emergency care.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas “fetal heartbeat” law goes into effect in Sept.

Andy Hogue with the Travis County GOP and Diana Gomez, advocacy manager for Progress Texas talk about the new law that goes into effect in September.

Texas DFPS rules certain reassignment surgeries constitutes as child abuse

The Texas DFPS commissioner has determined that 'genital mutilation of a child through gender reassignment surgery' constitutes as child abuse.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients

Carrie Kroll with the Texas Hospital Association joins Rebecca Thomas to discuss THA requesting critical staffing assistance from Gov. Abbott.

Abbott asking Texas hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective surgeries

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a series of actions the State of Texas is taking to mitigate the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Texas.

Surge in COVID-19 patients leads hospital to postpone some procedures

According to Austin Public Health, COVID-19 patients at Austin-area hospitals are trending younger than during any previous surge in coronavirus cases.